metropolis93fan
Fish Crazy
I've cycled three tanks using the fishless cycling method on here with ZERO problems... textbook cases. This fourth tank? The cycle has tanked three times now. One was because I was hospitalized a LOT longer than expected... and it ran out of ammonia even when I put extra ammonia in before I left. But the first and third times... There will be about 2 ppm ammonia (Down from 3-4... I didn't get a perfect starting measurement..) and .25 nitrite. According to the guide... way too much ammonia and not enough nitrite to do another dose... so I waited three days... The first time the ammonia was about 1 ppm and nitrites just barely above 0... I quickly dosed with ammonia but the next day nitrites were zero. The second time the ammonia was still about 2 ppm and the nitrites were zip. Why am I going from having nitrites to having none? I'm so frustrated! What on earth am I doing wrong? The water had cleared up the first time nitrites were noticed, but when I got back from the hospital (the second time the cycle failed) it became very cloudy again. I'm just completely at a loss... please help?